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Ethnic minority women empowered to fight poverty

There were times 30-year-old Sùng Thị Sy thought of running away to escape her violent husband, who regularly beat her when he was drunk.

PM asks labour confederation to take better care of workers

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc yesterday asked the Việt Nam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) to boost co-ordination with the Government to better ensure the legal and legitimate rights and interests of workers.

In the fight against sexual assault, victim-blaming means deadlock

And be – a Vietnamese ride hailing service which has recently joined the market, in what appears to be a frantic effort, has kindly offered online advice called “two minutes of safety with be” in which female customers are recommended to “put on an extra jacket, wear a skirt long enough to cover your legs or consider booking a beCar (instead of beBike) for your privacy and comfort.”

Young doctors work in poorest provinces as part of Health Ministry project

A group of 25 recent graduates from medical school will work in remote areas as part of the Ministry of Health's project to dispatch more doctors to the country’s poorest provinces.

Thanh Hoá dog-theft ring under investigation

Thanh Hoá Province Police on Tuesday started legal proceedings against 16 defendants charged with being part of an illegal dog-theft ring, the Vietnam News Agency has reported.

Transport ministry cancelled international bidding for North-South Expressway, seeks bids from domestic investors

Projects for the eastern section of the North-South Expressway are being re-examined to take into account global and regional disputes and national security concerns, as well as the empowerment of domestic enterprises.

20th WKF highlights knowledge-based solutions to global uncertainties

“We are now entering the Knowledge Revolution 5.0 era,” Chang Dae-whan, Founder of World Knowledge Forum, has said, highlighting the significance of knowledge in decision-making amidst rapid changes of the human life.

Hà Nội rural areas ready for a new chapter

Ngô Thị Thanh Hằng, member of the Party Central Committee and a Standing member of the Hà Nội Municipal Party’s Committee talks to Hà Nội Mới (New Hà Nội) newspaper about achievements of the city over the last 10 years.

VN faces serious shortage of workers' housing

Most industrial parks in the country, including in the southern key economic zone, lack housing for workers, Phan Văn Anh, vice chairman of Việt Nam General Confederation of Labour, said on September 24.

Controlling of infectious diseases will be tightened

The Ministry of Health (MoH) has added three communicable diseases namely chickenpox, mumps and rubella into the list of infectious diseases which are capable of rapid transmission and can be fatal.

Former CEO of VN Pharma pleads guilty

The former general director of Việt Nam Pharma Joint Stock Company (VN Pharma), the mastermind behind the import of fake medicine for cancer treatment, yesterday (Sept 24) pleaded guilty at the second-instance trial at the HCM City People’s Court.

Long An aims to overcome difficulties in cancer prevention

Funds for the work are limited and medical workers did not receive professional training for cervical cancer screening.

Gov’t inspectors scrutinise health insurance fund, bidding for medicine

The inspection aims to find shortcomings as well as inadequate mechanisms and policies so they can be amended.

Ministry seeks green light for HCM City to identify investors for expressway

The Ministry of Transport has sought the Government’s approval to seek investors for the HCM City-Mộc Bài Expressway.

Health sector issues warning about food supplements

The Vietnam Food Administration (VFA) under the Ministry of Health on Tuesday gave customers warnings about several websites advertising substandard supplement food.

Southern hospitals lack hydroxyethyl starch to treat dengue-induced shock

Many hospitals in the southern region are worried about a shortage of hydroxyethyl starch used intravenously to treat shock caused by dengue fever even as the disease has entered its peak season.

Doctors at Thống Nhất hospital remove 2.4kg tumour

Doctors at Thống Nhất Hospital in HCM City have removed a retroperitoneal tumour weighing 2.4kg protruding from the abdomen of a 40-year-old man from Tân Bình District.

GrabCar driver who ripped foreign visitors off fined VNĐ1.5 million

Police in Hà Nội City reported on Tuesday they had fined a GrabCar driver VNĐ1.5 million (US$65) for ripping off foreign tourists.

Hải Phòng police seize 600kg of questionable herbal medicine at diabetes seminar

Police in the northern city of Hải Phòng seized nearly 600kg of herbal medicine at an illegal seminar held in Kiến An District on Monday.

Minister Tiến shares Việt Nam's health achievements at UN meeting

A high-level meeting on universal health coverage was held yesterday at the United Nations General Assembly with the theme ‘Universal Health Coverage: Moving Together to Build a Healthier World’.